Full Blast (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Full Blast

| image = Full-blast-rodrigue-jean.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Rodrigue Jean

| writer = Nathalie Loubeyre

| based_on = {{based on|L'Ennemi que je connais| Martin Pitre}}

| starring = David La Haye
Martin Desgagné
Louise Portal
Marie-Jo Thério
Patrice Godin

| producer = Ian Boyd

| music = Robert Marcel Lepage

| cinematography = Stefan Ivanov

| editing = Mathieu Bouchard-Malo

| distributor = K-Films Amérique

| released = {{Film date|1999|09|13|TIFF}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| gross =

}}

Full Blast is a 1999 film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean, his first long feature.[https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/full-blast-rodrigue-jean/ "Full Blast – Film de Rodrigue Jean"]. Films du Québec, January 11, 2009. Filmed in Bathurst, New Brunswick, the film was written by Nathalie Loubeyre as an adaptation of Martin Pitre's novel L'Ennemi que je connais.[http://playbackonline.ca/1999/09/06/26633-19990906/ "Full Blast"]. Playback, September 6, 1999. It was the first French-language feature film funded by Film New Brunswick, the provincial film development agency.

The film had its theatrical premiere at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into general theatrical release in early 2000.

Plot

A strike at a sawmill in a small fictional community in New Brunswick puts Steph (David La Haye) and Piston (Martin Desgagné) out of work. They want to resurrect their band Lost Tribe, but Marie-Lou (Marie-Jo Thério), Piston's ex-wife and the band's former lead singer, is not enthusiastic about the idea.[https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/full-blast-1200460322/ "Full Blast"]. Variety, January 16, 2000.

Meanwhile, the bisexual Steph is having relationship trouble with Rose (Louise Portal), an older woman that he's been seeing and drifts first to Marie-Lou and then to Charles (Patrice Godin), who once left town but is now back.[https://www.mediaqueer.ca/film/full-blast "Full Blast"]. MediaQueer.

Cast

David La Haye as Steph
Martin Desgagné as Piston
Louise Portal as Rose
Marie-Jo Thério as Marie-Lou
Patrice Godin as Charles
Daniel Desjardins as Chico
Luc Proulx as Steph's Father
Danica Arsenault as Juliette
Channon Roe 'Razor'

Awards

At the Toronto International Film Festival, the film received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian First Feature Film jury."Hollywood and Toronto big festival winners". Nanaimo Daily News, September 20, 1999.

The film received four Prix Jutra nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001, for Best Actor (La Haye), Best Actress (Portal), Best Supporting Actress (Thério) and Best Original Music (Robert Marcel Lepage).[http://playbackonline.ca/2001/02/05/jutra-20010205/ "Maelstrom, Hochelaga top Jutra finalists"]. Playback, February 5, 2001. Thério won the award for Best Supporting Actress.[http://playbackonline.ca/2001/03/05/jutras-20010305/ "Eight Jutras for Maelstrom"]. Playback, March 5, 2001.